Line-reel



Patented Apr, 1, 1884.

(No Model.)

W. N. LOGKWOOD.

LINE REEL.

Nrrn STATES 'TILLIAM. N. LGKVOOD, OF CAMPVILLE, CGNNEC-TIC-UT.

,lLINE-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 296,196, dated April l,1884.

Application filed April 17.1682. (No model.)

To all whom t may con/cern,-

Beit known that I, WILLrArr N. LocKwooD, of Oampville, Litchfieldcounty, CState of Gonnecticut, have invented certain new andusefulImprovements in Line-Reels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to supply a want long felt by thosehaving occasion to use long linessuch as chalk-lines, Src-viz., a

winding up the same,

This invention consists of a reel inclosed and having bearings ina casecomposed of two end pieces conneetedtogether by means of three rods,.and a cylindrical shell open about onethird the circumference, one ofthe end pieces being formed so as to incase a gear-wheel which meshesinto a pinion on the reel-shaft, said gear-wheel having a crank-handleongits shaft, by means of which the reel maybe rapidly rotated and theline wound evenly thereon and without kinks. Aspring-catch is provided,pivoted to one of the end pieces, and arranged 'to fall between thespokes or in the openings of one ofthe flanges .of the reel, therebyholding and preventing the same from rotating when suflioient line hasbeen paid out. This springcatch is conveniently located to be operatedby the thumb or one of the lingers of 3o the hand holding the case,while the reel may be rotated by means of the other hand actuating thecrank-handle. The whole ofthe device is made very strong and light, andby use of the same lines for carpenters, masons, and other uses areeasier manipulated and better preserved when out of use, as will befully understood by reference had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l `is a perspective View of my improved line-reel. Fig. 2is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section ofthe inclosing-case, showing the reel in full; and Fig. et is a partsectional view ofthe reel, showing the manner in which the end of theline is secured thereto.

The reel or bobbin upon which the line a is wound is composed' of ashaft, Z1, and the two metal ilanges e and c', These flanges areprovided with hubs, which are forced into holes 5o in the ends of theshaft b, and central pins are passed through them, forming bearings forthe simple device `for holding, paying out, and.

`reel in the inclosing-fraine. The one c is also provided with asmalllug, ci, having a hole, in Which one end of the line c is secured. Byfastening the 'line to a lug on the flange c, instead of directly to thewooden shaft I), as heretofore done in this class of devices, alltendency t0 loosen the shaft from the llange is avoided, as no directstrain is applied to the shaft in winding up the line. The shaft b maybe dispensed with and replaced by a rod passed through the llanges e c',to form the bearings of the bobbin.

The case which incloses the reel, andin which it is adapted to rotate bymeans of the central pins or rod, isv composed of the end pieces, d andd', having internal flanges, ce', and the sheet-metal shell f, formed tosurround the reel about two-thirds of the circumference, is held inplace by the flanges e c of the end pieces, d d, said end pieces beingsecured together by means of the three rods g y g2, which also assist toretain the shell f in place. A. gearwheel, h, is located at the insideof the end piece, d, in such position as to mesh into the pinion i',secured to the reel or bobbin lia-nge c. The shaft of the gear-wheel Itpasses through a bearing-hole in the end piece, d, and is provided witha crank-handle, j. The end pieces, d d', of the case, as well as theflanges o c of the reel, are of cast metal, and made as light aspossible.

Between lugs formed on the end piece, d, is pivoted the smallbell-cranlr-.haped catch k, formed so that its inner end will passbetween the spokes of or into openings of the flange c, it beingactuated so to do by means of the spring Z. The outer end of the catch kis arranged, as shown, parallel with the axis of the reel, and close tothe cylindrical casing, to be of easy access for manipulation by thethumb or finger ofthe hand by which the device is held while in use,said thumb or finger pressing the outer end of it toward the casing torelease the catch. By depressing this end of the catch k the flange c ofthe reel is released vand the line free to be paid out through the openspace between the rods g g', and when sufficient of it is ont the reelis instantly arrested by freeing the catch k of the thumb or linger. Therewinding of the line a on the shaft I; of thel bobbin is quickly anduniformly done by holdl IOC ing` the catch 7c away from the ilange c andturning the crank-handle y'.

The teeth of the wheel h are surrounded by the flange d2, formed on theend piece, d, so that all danger of the line a being caught is entirelyavoided.

By means of this simply and cheaply constructed line-reel, which isadapted i'or lines for all purposes where it is desired to often pay outand Wind up the same during use, such lines are caused to last muchlonger by being protected, and all trouble due to the lzinking of thesame avoided, and, further, are kept clean, which is a desideratum withchalklines, &c.

Having now described my invention, what I shaft b, of the plain iiangec, secured to one 2o end thereof, and the flange e', secured to theother end, and lprovided with a lug, c2, projecting inwardly therefromadjacent to the shaft b, and to which is attached one end of the line,substantially as and for the purpose 2 5 hereinbefore set forth.

2. In combination, the inelosing-case d df, the gear-wheel 7L, providedwith the crankhandle j, the line-reel b c c, provided with the pinion,and the bell-crank spring-catch 7c, hav- 3o ing its outer end lyingalong theinclosing-ease, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof` I have hereunto set my hand this V17th day ofMarch, A. D. 1882.

WILLIAM N. LOCKVVOOD. 1Wi tnesscs JOHN NV. SULLIVAN, p GEORGE H.SToUGHToN.

